T he Federal Bureau of Investigation three times interviewed Omar
Mateen for having alleged terrorist ties before he killed 50 people and
injured 53 others at a gay nightclub in Orlando, the deadliest shooting
in U.S. history.
The names of four of the people he killed were
just released. They are: Edward Sotomayor Jr., Stanley Almodovar III,
Luis Omar Ocasio-Capo and Juan Ramon Guerrero.
FBI learned of Mateen in 2013 after he made inflammatory remarks to
coworkers and alleged terrorist ties, said FBI Special Agent In Charge
Ron Hopper.
The FBI investigated and interviewed witnesses and
Mateen, but closed the investigation. He came to the FBI's attention
again in 2014 for making contact with a suicide bomber. FBI determined
their connection was minimal and closed the investigated

ORLANDO, Fla. —
Fifty people were killed and 53 injured Sunday morning when a gunman opened fire inside an Orlando nightclub, police say.
The FBI classified the shooting spree as an act of domestic terrorism.

An on-duty officer was at the club and responded at about 2 a.m.,
returning fire and backing the gunman into a bathroom at Pulse
Nightclub, 1912 S. Orange Ave.
At that point, the incident became a hostage situation, Orlando Police Chief John Mina said.
Investigators were in contact with some of the
hostages inside the club and at about 5 a.m., “the decision was made to
rescue the hostages that were in there,” he said.
OPD SWAT stormed the building, using an armored vehicle to break down a wall and explosive devises as distractions, he said.
Officers engaged the gunman, who was shot and killed, and were able to rescue 30 hostages, Mina said.
One officer was injured when he was hit in the
head by one of the gunman’s bullets, but sustained only an injury to the
eye, thanks to his Kevlar helmet, Mina said.
The helmet “saved his life,” he said.

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has claimed responsibility for the
shooting, CBS News reports. The terror group’s news organization, Aamaq
Agency, said the attack was “carried out by an Islamic State fighter

Saturday was Latin night at the Orlando gay club where 50 people were slain, 53 wounded
Up to 800 people pack the cozy nightclub at “high capacity” times, an ex-worker says
The shooting happened about closing time, so probably fewer people were still at the club

Pulse Orlando,
the gay bar where early Sunday dozens of people were massacred — 50
slain, 53 wounded — is one of Central Florida’s most popular LGBT
nightspots, according to several stunned former employees.

Gunman in Pulse nightclub shooting identified as Omar Mateen; 50 dead

ORLANDO, Fla. - Sen. Bill Nelson says that ISIS has
taken credit for the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando and
police say that the gunman called 911 declaring allegiance to the
Islamic State.
Police said the gunman, identified as 29-year-old
Omar Mir Seddique Mateen, opened fire early Sunday morning at Pulse
nightclub in Orlando, killing 50 people and injuring at least 53 more in
what is the worst mass shooting in U.S. history.

On
this weekend’s broadcast of, “Fox News Sunday,” while discussing the
mass shooting in Florida that killed 50 and injured over 50 more, Sen.
Jeff Sessions (R-AL) predicted “more of these attacks” were coming.

The
ex-wife of the 29-year-old man who is believed to have killed 50 people
in an Orlando nightclub early Sunday said that he was violent and
mentally unstable and beat her repeatedly while they were married.
The ex-wife said she met Omar Mateen online about eight years ago and decided to move to Florida and marry him.
At first, the marriage was normal, she said, but then he became abusive.
“He
was not a stable person,” said the ex-wife, who spoke on the condition
of anonymity because she feared for her safety in the wake of the mass
shooting. “He beat me. He would just come home and start beating me up
because the laundry wasn’t finished or something like that.”

Terrorist was 29-Year-Old Islamic Radical (PHOTO)11:15 AM PT -- There are now reports Omar Mateen
called 911 and pledged his allegiance to ISIS before carrying out the
deadly shooting. He also mentioned the Boston Marathon bombing.
ISIS is taking credit for the attack, saying, "a soldier of the Islamic State has carried out the attack."The killer in the Orlando nightclub slaughter is 29-year-old Omar Mateen. TMZ has done a records search and found he held a Florida security officer license and a state firearms license.

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